The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-11-03
BORN TO COMMAND.
How My Grandmother Suppressed
an Insurgection.

/ shall not attempt to DENY the fact that
nv grandmother, Prudence Hascall, wore
the breechesr over my grandfather, who
answered to the name OF Josiah, He was
short, fleshy, good-natured, lazy, and could
only be aroused by some sensational event.
My grandmother, on the contrary, was TAU,
spare, always scolding, active, and had the
ambition of o politician.
Thirty years ago, when almost every New
England family had turn of western fe-
ver,r she looked across the dinner table at
Josiah one day, and commanded
ssJosiah, sell the farm, and we will re-
move to Iowa"
Just what grandfather said in reply do
not know, but in two weeks he had sold the
farm, disposed OF his personal property,
shaken hands all around, and man and wife
were on their way West.
s.Josiah, buy this house and four acres oil
ground commanded Prudence, as the
couple halted at the county seat OF new
county in the northern part of the state.
Again / do not know what grandfather
replied, but he made the purchase. Grand
mother intended, ultimately to command
grandfather to purchase farm, but she
saw a speculation in buying this property,
and beside knew that nothing would be
lost in waiting to look around IA little.
eJosiah, take the nomination for sheriff.
commanded Prudence, when delegation
waited upon grandfather one day, few
months after his arrival and informed him
that he had been selected as their party
candidate for the Office named.
Now, my grandfather was inst the wrong
man.to make a good sheriff, especially in
that wild district, the home of horse
thieves, countcrfeiters, highwaymen and
murderers, and he knew his failings. But
when Prudence commanded, it was Josiah S
duty to obey, and week afterwards he
had been duly elected county sheriff.
There was some difficulty attached to the
position; the salary was fair, the iailor had
his rent and fuel gratis, and the duties
were not so laborious as farm work.
NV grandmother had thought these things
ali over, and had planned just how every
thing should be carried out. She knew
that her husband was too good-natured tt
prosecute thief, too lazy to catch one
and so, one day, after moving into new
quarters, she coolly remarked:
s'Josiah, appoint John Granger your arst
deputy, and also make him assistant jailor'
Two hours after, the appointment hat
been made, and the deputy was in posses
sion of his office. Granger was almost
giant in height and weight was as braves
a lion. had been deputy under the preylou
administration, ana had the name Oh pe,ul
the best thlei-catcner III .ie oour.y' ~
grandmother knew 'naV srauulatiiel Gun
only hold the positlon III name, lor reason
before given, ana she hau Wisely selecte
Granger, VINO was a single man. anu cou,u
therefore, become an inmate Oh the iuii'ily
The jail was about the only stone builc
ing in the county, and 1t was gooo ono
The board OF supervisors haa ielt the nee
of some strong place N when 10 CONNIE IN
desperate charaeters n9verius arouh ~, : d
myra, ana mao acooru',i by peeu N.Y. =
wththe county lunus. ~ was w s'N.
struc ure, with wing ior the J'lior
family, the second Story ior ic.ilales an
boys, and thirteen seouv ceiis oh 'ue siou l.,
floor THESE eelis were an IN q TOW, ~.
a ten-foot corrluor III ROM. an iIon uo'
led out INTO a iarge nali' mnion was u'so
reception room. olul,9 ieu iloni up Up. ia
TO the second story lhere WAS u,i Vliiec
one end, waste-room aV inc other' ai
then small hall lea into the wing. II
door oil tins tue naii WAS very neass ..
stout, and was Always heps iocheu'
the water, provisions ana 50 lorth, we
brought in from inc wing 'hrouSn III
door. Tax en- aitogetuer, the Jaii was
strong one anu a,,a.,9 !,
had their own way about conducting II.